Asymmetric Button Front Tunic

Name: Asymmetric Button Front Tunic
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4999
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4999

A women's knit tunic top with an off-centre vertical seam on the front, a pleat along it held down by six buttons, a front hem that slopes down to one side, and short sleeves finished with turn-back cuffs. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Asymmetric Button Front Tunic

When To Wear

Spring and summer, with slim trousers, jeans or a pencil skirt.
Office and everyday wear; the longer front point covers the hips.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight, slightly widening towards the hem, pulled on over the head with no opening.

Length: Tunic length, below the hip; the front hem runs at an angle and is longest at the side opposite the button line, the back hem is straight.

Neckline: Round, finished with a facing.

Sleeves: Short, set-in, with a cuff folded in half and turned up onto the right side.

Front: Cut as a right and a left front joined by a vertical seam off the centre; a pleat formed along this seam is turned towards the left side seam, topstitched and finished with a turned corner at the hem. Six buttons are sewn through the pleat to hold it; there are no buttonholes.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, with no seams.

Finishing: Seams sewn with a stretch or narrow zigzag stitch or on an overlocker; hem turned up 2 cm and topstitched with a twin needle or coverstitch.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. A pull-on knit top with few pieces; the pleat corner and the neckline facing need careful work.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-stretch knit fabric of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

6 buttons
Fusible interfacing (cuffs, neckline facings)

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm; hem allowance for the blouse bottom – 2.0 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical parts).

From main fabric:
- Back - 1 piece on fold
- Right front - 1 piece
- Left front – 1 piece
- Sleeve - 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 1 piece
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece

Tip: Knit fabric pieces are stitched with a special elastic or narrow zigzag stitch. The hem allowance is topstitched with a twin needle or on a coverstitch machine to maintain elasticity. You can also stitch pieces directly on a 3- or 4-thread overlocker.

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Fuse interfacing to the cuffs.
Stitch the front princess seam, press the allowance towards the center and overlock. Form the pleat on the front and topstitch from the right side. Direct the pleat towards the left side seam. Stitch the corner of the pleat, trim the allowance and turn to the right side.
Stitch shoulder and side seams. Overlock allowances and press towards the back.
Stitch shoulder seams of neckline facings, press allowances open. Overlock the outer edge. Place the facing with the garment right sides together and stitch the neckline edge. Turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Secure the facing to the main garment at the shoulder seams.
Stitch the sleeve seam. Overlock allowance and press towards the back of the sleeve. Stitch the cuff into a loop. Fold the cuff in half lengthwise and press. Attach the cuff to the sleeve, aligning it with the wrong side of the sleeve, overlock the allowance. Turn the cuff to the right side. Set sleeves into armholes according to notches. Overlock allowances and press.
Overlock the hem allowance of the blouse bottom, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew on buttons according to marks, securing the pleat.